Norris wins Sao Paulo GP after Antonelli spin; Verstappen storms from 21st to second

Lando Norris secured his third win of the season by beating Max Verstappen to victory at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, with Norris sixth in the drivers' championship and Verstappen second. The wet-dry-wet race at Interlagos saw Norris reclaim the lead after Mercedes' new world champion Kimi Antonelli spun at the first corner.

Norris started on pole but lost the lead to Antonelli on the opening lap before an early pit stop for dry tyres allowed him to retake control after Antonelli's spin. Norris had been fastest in first practice on Friday and excelled in the wet to take pole. Verstappen claimed his eighth consecutive podium in challenging conditions, while Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar finished third.

Across the weekend Norris was strong in wet conditions, took pole and then kept his composure through constantly changing track conditions to win comfortably; losing the lead at the start was described as a minor blemish. The early switch to slicks proved decisive in his eventual recovery of track position following Antonelli's mistake.

Verstappen was fastest in final practice and mounted an extraordinary recovery drive, charging from 21st to second and making up 10 places almost immediately in tricky conditions. The result extended his run of successive podium finishes and was judged one of his strongest weekends of the season.

Hadjar qualified well, ran with team-mate Verstappen for much of the race and delivered a podium despite a few mistakes. He had the pace to make Red Bull think before eventually letting Verstappen through and secured third for the team.

Antonelli produced a brilliant start and built a healthy lead in the opening stint as world champion, but spinning after switching to slick tyres produced a messy afternoon and cost him the position he had taken on the opening lap.

Norris's victory, his third of the season, came after errors by Antonelli and Russell influenced the outcome of the race.